St. Martin's Church, Crépy-en-Valois

The Saint-Martin de Bouillant church is a Catholic church located in Crépy-en-Valois, in the Oise department, in France. It was once associated with a hotel of the bishop of Senlis, and was built in the mid-sixteenth century on the site of an older building. The architecture mixes flamboyant gothic and Renaissance influences, and is distinguished by the originality of the supports, which are derived from the pillars of the eastern parts of the church of Saint-Denis, but are in fact not related to either style. The façade and the base of the bell tower, which corresponds to the first bay of the north aisle, were apparently built first, but it is uncertain whether the bell tower was ever completed. The rest of the church is perfectly homogeneous, apart from a change of part between the north and south sides, which concerns the tailloirs and capitals. The transept and the choir were however demolished during the French Revolution, leaving only the western walls of the crosspieces, the pillars of the transept crossing and two double arches. The church of Saint-Martin was registered as a historical monument by order of February 23, 1951, and is now in good condition. Bouillant is affiliated with the parish of Saint-Sébastien de Crépy-en-Valois, whose main place of worship is the church of Saint-Denis. The church of Saint-Martin occasionally hosts celebrations.